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TOEFL BNC: 10257 COCA: 11028

dagger

dagger /ˈdægɚ/ noun
plural daggers
dagger
/ˈdægɚ/
noun
plural daggers
Learner's definition of DAGGER
[count]
: a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon匕首;短剑

at daggers drawn

chiefly British
: angry and ready to fight剑拔弩张;势不两立

look/shoot/stare daggers at

: to look at (someone) in an angry way对(某人)怒目而视
see also cloak-and-dagger
TOEFL BNC: 10257 COCA: 11028

dagger

noun

dag·​ger ˈda-gər How to pronounce dagger (audio)
1
: a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
2
a
: something that resembles a dagger
b
: a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date
daggerlike adjective
Phrases
at daggers drawn
: in a state of open hostility or conflict
look daggers or stare daggers
: to stare angrily
they looked daggers at each other across the table

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The dagger will feature prominently in at least one more crucial moment in House of the Dragon season 1. Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Though not nearly as sharp as the happy dagger in Shakespeare’s tragedy, the film’s brief willingness to interrogate its own crass commercialism is a bold, fascinating move. Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Maybe McKinnon has landed on a new sendup, which SNL will use as the dagger to poke at the court’s conservative rulings. Washington Post, 8 May 2022 The dagger, though, came with just under five minutes to play, with the shot clock winding down when Ryan launched a long 3 from just in front of the Notre Dame bench. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022 Jackson added eight points in the fourth quarter, including the dagger 3-pointer with 1:39 remaining. Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2022 Holding a two-run lead, with deGrom fully in charge of the game, Mark Canha’s two-out double into the left center field gap felt like a very early dagger. Matthew Roberson, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2022 Picking up the book on a break from work or life can offer a bitesize escape, or drive a dagger into someone else's table and delve deep to plan your conquest as the future scourge of the Astral Sea! Goldie Chan, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The Maryland auction house has sold other Nazi memorabilia in the past, including a Hitler Youth dagger that fetched $120 in 2016 and a Nazi flag that sold for $260 three years earlier. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dagger was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 10257 COCA: 11028
dagger

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DAGGER ADJECTIVEcurved, sharp彎刀;鋒利的匕首ceremonial, jewelled/jeweled儀典匕首;鑲有寶石的匕首VERB + DAGGERdraw, pull out, unsheathe抽出/拔出/從刀鞘中拔出匕首sheathe把匕首入鞘

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